austérité

Definitions of austérité
  1. noun
    a manner that is serious and solemn
    synonyms: modération, tempérance
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    type of:
    sérieux
    the trait of being serious
  2. noun
    the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
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    type of:
    autodiscipline
    the trait of practicing self discipline
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